Govt set to launch Rs34,000-cr second phase of BharatNet
DoT will also sign Memorandum of Understanding with States for the implementation of BharatNet Phase II during the Conference. The current government approved changes in the project to expedite the rollout and renamed it as BharatNet.

Newton stars as Panthers beat Dolphins
That formula worked to perfection on Monday and is what the Panthers have been doing during their three-game winning streak. Carolina racked up more than 200 rushing yards for the second game in a row, a first-time achievement for the franchise.

Gas Prices to Drop with Temps
In most states, the cost of filling up increased over the past week, but as with most things, the pain was not spread equitably. AAA found that in Rhode Island, self-serve, regular gasoline is selling for as low as $2.39 per gallon and as high as $2.70.

Aaron Jones (MCL) expected to miss 3-6 weeks for Packers
Jones was carted off the field in the first quarter on Monday after seeing the first four touches out of the Packers' backfield. Montgomery may feel some pressure to avoid another absence, given that Jones is expected to miss multiple games.

Liam Payne Takes the Stage at MTV EMAs 2017
The night's big victor, Mendes, sung his best song-winning track " There's Nothing Holding Me Back " from a huge light box. Despite receiving six nominations - the most of any artist - Taylor Swift failed to win any awards.

GE slashes quarterly dividend
General Electric Co now has $177.69 billion valuation. (NYSE:GE) traded up 1.57% during midday trading on Friday, reaching $31.75. Analysts study insider data to get a sense of sense of what key shareholders think about the outlook for a particular stock.

HTC reveals Vive Focus, a VR headset that cuts the cables

On the other side of the field, hardware manufacturers will finally be able to standardize their devices in order to boost VR experience across the industry.

HTC is striving to prevent this scenario by offering a unified solution that supports a wide range of hardware.

The Vive Focus uses a somewhat simple-looking three-degrees-of-freedom controller with a similar trackpad to the larger Vive devices. HTC said that 12 hardware partners have already signed up to take part in Vive Wave. At the time, the details were scarce, but now the company has revealed more details about the Vive Focus. HTC said that the no-hassle publishing system would support Viveport for PC VR and mobile VR content. The company hopes that Vive Wave will "bring together the highly fragmented mobile VR market" by make device optimisation and content creation easier for third-party developers. The company did state that more than 100 developers are working on content for the unit. By eliminating both the PC and the phone requirements, users aren't dependent on any other device for their VR experiences.

HTC announced a stand-alone VR (virtual reality) headset and new VR development platform at the Vive Developer Conference in China.

In other news, HTC and Google have just announced that they will be cancelling their plans to bring the Vive-branded Google Daydream headset to the U.S. market. Today, the company announced that the headset would be known as the Vive Focus.

Alongside this announcement, HTC also unleashed its new VR development platform, which will be utilised by the Focus. While Oculus executives have outright noted that they are not particularly interested in making money off of hardware sales, there aren't many other options for HTC which has done a poor job of becoming a platform company in the U.S. despite being first-to-market. The representative that we spoke with declined to discuss the full specifications of the hardware and would not say how much the Vive Focus would cost or when it would be available. The Vive Focus is a head-mounted display equipped with 6 degrees-of-freedom, and world-scale tracking.

Predictably, the Vive Focus headset is fully compatible with the Vive Wave open platform and Viveport content distribution system.

The HTC Vive Focus's release date hasn't been stated, but developers can apply for a dev kit.